Incubator



`lune 30, 1925, '1.544,026

W. c. MORSE INCUBATOR Filed April 2l, 1922 FLEL.

In/venivo EVDIEE 2 Sheets-SheeL 1 June 30, 1925. 1,544,026

w. c. MORSE INCUBATOR Filed April 2l, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W-LLE Er CUT/1:1115 E.

@Egg/M t of Idaho, have invented" certain new a'nduse- Patented June 30, 1925.

WILBEar c. MORSE, OFMIOLSTER, infine.

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Application filed. April 2l, 1922. Serial No. 555,855.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that LYVILBERT C. Monsn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hollister, in'the county of Twin `Falls and State ful Improvements in 'Incubatore Vof which the following isa! specification. y

This invention relates to incubators, and the primary object lof the invention is the provision lof novel means for heating and Ventilating the incubatorv for insuring the correct incubation of the eggs. Y

Another object of the invention is the provision Iofvnovel means for controlling Vthe heating of the incubator, saidV means embodying a shiftable chimney controlled by a thermostat arranged within the incubator, the chimney being adapted to direct the heat into the incubator'nnder normal conditions and to direct the heat yaway from the cubator. when the incubator becomes too warm.

' A still further object of the invention'is to provide a :novell incubator of the above character,Y which will be durable and eilicient in use,` one that will be Simple and easy to manufacture, and onel which can be placed upon themarket ata minimumv cost. With these and other objects: inview, the invention consists in A"the novel construction, arrangement andformation of parts, will 'be hereinafter more specifically ldescribed, claimed and illustrated inthe'accornpany iris d'awss, friinr a Part'ofths Specification, in which drawings: l y `Figure ll'is a horizontal section through the incubator'constructed iin' accordance with this invention, j takenv on ythe" i line 1-1 @marea Figure 2 40 is a fragmentary side elevation oftheimproved incubator, showing parts thereofin longitudinal vertical section.

yFigure 3 is afraginentary sectional view taken along ther'line y3,--,-3 of `lifigure 2.

R-eferring to lthe Ldrawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts (thronghout the severallviews, theletter lly' indicates' the incubator proper; 'the veel heatingE 'plant thereof;` C, Athe means4 for .trolling the he( ting plant; 'and' vD,the

the incubator A includesthe end wallslO and ll; the side walls 12 and 13;the 'bott-` tom wall 14 and the topfwall'f 152 Itis desirable that all offthesew'a'lls beformedfof inner and outer skins 16 and I7 in order to provide a deadv air space 18, and ifdefsired, this space may be filledv with suitable nonheat conducting material, such as' fiber, sawdust ori'the" like. This of ciourse'ismimniaterial.y andthe casing of the incubatory may be made of any other desiredv material'.v 'The end walls 10 and ll, however, are constructed in a novel manneninorderto 'pro- .vide lthe freshv air Ventilating means l), as will be hereinafter more fully described; The top jwallfl is preferably `rnade"reinovu able s'o that the interior of the incubator can be readily exposed when malfingfrepairs thereto. Thefront orside wall '13 is provided with an opening 20 which is'adap't ed to benormally closed fby a'door 21'which can be hinge'dly secured in place-by suitable stra-p hinges'22. If desired, this door 2l can be provided with glass inserts 23in order to permit the observing ofthe eggs when the same are in the incubator. v'Iheinterior of the incubatorcan besuitably'A arranged to receive the'trays of eggsinot shown) and the trays of eggs are introducedinto 'the incubator through the opening: 20. A i

The heatinglplant BV comprises' an outer verticallyv disposed casing2`5 which is ranged adjacent to the end wallll of Vthe incubator, and this i casing vcan tbe'heldl `in place in any preferred manner. "Thlower end of thecasing 25 is'close'd by ahinged doer 2e, which @mbe haa in 'eio'seaposrtion by av suitable clip, if v*so desired; The hinged door 26, is provided with'han axial opening 27, which is adapted tot receive the burner 2S of Vaheat generating member 29,

which is shown to beef theoil laniptype. l

'The water receiving tank y32 hasf'dis'posed for receiving the heat from the burner, and the water from the tank 32 is, of course, adapted to circulate around this hollow cone member 34. The Vupper end ofthe heat collector or cone shaped member 34, has communicating therewith a longitudinally extending heat conveying pipe 35. This pipe 35 extends longitudinally through the casing and through the end walls and 11 thereof. n

A hot water pipe 36 surrounds the heat conveying pipe 35, and/communicates with thel hot water tank 32, so that lthe water, as the same becomes heated may flow into the pipe 36from thesaid tank 32. This hot water pipe 36 extends `into and terminates .in the end wall 10 between the inner and outer Skins 16 and 17thereof. Adjacent to the outer end of the hot water conveying pipe 36, is arranged outwardly extend-ing hot water conveying pipes 37 and 38, which in turn Acommunicate with longitudinally extending hot water conveying pipes 39 and 40, which lead toward the end'wall 11 and terminate in inwardly extending water return pipes 41 and 42. The inner ends of these water .return pipes 41 and 42, com` municate, with `relatively small outwardly extendingv return pipes 43 and 44, which Vcommunicate with the hot water tank 32, adjacent to the lower end thereof. Thus it can be seen that as the water becomes heated in tank 32 by means of the heat lamp 29, the

same will flow out of the tank through the hot water conveying pipe 36, and around the heat conveying pipe 35, into the laterally extending hot water pipes 37,through the longitudinally kextending return hot water pipes 39 and 40, then into the pipes 41 and 42, through the return pipes 43 and 44, back into .the lower end of the tank. vious that the hot water pipes willeifectively heat the incubator in such a manner that -no obnoxiousodors from the lamp 29 will be permitted to have access into the incubator. TheV hot air heat conveying pipe of course, leads to the exteriorof the' casing through the end wall 10. v

AThe control means ,C forthe heating plant B includes a thermostat 45 of any preferred character, which can be heldin place by a suitable supporting bracket 46, secured -to thel end wallll. This supporting bracket 46 also includes an upwardly extending arm `47, which rockably supports an operatingshaft 48. The innerend of ,this shaft 48 is provided Vwith a right angularlyextending bowed arm 49, which terminates in a head V50 for resting upon theupper surface of the thermostat If so desired, avrbearing sleeve 51 can be provided .for the rocking shaft 48, and this bearing .sleeve 51 canv be supported bythe end wall 11.y The shaft 48 y extends exteriorly of the incubator ,A through the end'wall 11, and has secured It is obthereto an actuating crank or lever 52. This crank or lever 52 has adjustably connected thereto a depending link 52 for connection with Va rocking'leverf54. This lever 54 is mounted intermediate its ends upon a removable pin 55, which is supported by a bracket 56, which canbe securedpto the end wall 11 in anyprefe'rred manner. The inner end of the rockable lever 54 is provided with a pluralityof Openings 57, in any one' of which the pin 55 can `be positioned for changing the fulcrum pointof the lever 54. If desired, the link 52 can be connected with the lever 54 by means of a removable bolt or the like 58, and this boltalso can be inserted in any one of the openings 57. Y

The outer end of the lever-54, `is in turnT provided with a plurality of openings 59, in any one of which can be inserted the upper end of a depending link 60, which is secured to the outer end of an arm 61, which is riveted or otherwise secured as at62 to a chimney 63. The-chimney63 forms an important part of the present invention and is substantiallyelliptical shaped in plan, so asto readily fit the outlet 33, formed in the casing 25, and defined by the water tank 32. y This chimney 63 is flared toward its lower end, and is ofl such a size as toreadily house the burner 28 vof the heating means 29. This chimney is. connected to the casing 25, atthe lowerend thereof, -by `means of Va hinge 64, and it can "be seen that this chimney 63 can be shiftedby means of the thermostat for leading the hot air directly under the heat collector or coneshaped member 34, or under the outlet 33, in order to lead the heat from .out of the casing 25 when the teinperature within the incubator reaches a certain degree. Y

It is obviousthat as the therniostati` expands due to the action ofthe heat thereon, the shaft 48 willbe rocked and the crank 52 will be raised, thus moving the outer end of the leverr 54 upwardly and pulling the link up, thus swinging the chimney`63 `on the hinge 64, and moving the contracted end of the chimney 63 in alignment `with the outlet. 33. When the thermostat 45 contracts, it is obvious that the parts will resume their normal positions, including the chimney 63 due to thel action of gravity `working thereon, yor ifY desired, springs can be utilized `for returning saidparts to their normal positions.

Y lThe ventilating means lD` forthe ventiflator consists of a. channel way 70 arranged 36, and it can be seen that the air flowing `up through the channel 70 will com efinto contact with 'the said pipes and thus become heated. The channel way 70 has communication with the atmosphere through an opening 72 formed at the bottom of the incubator. The inlet for the air into the incubator is provided for by means of openings 73 formed in the inner skins 16 of the end walls 10 and 11.

If desired, the upper wall 15 may be provided with an air outlet, which can be opened or closed by means of a slide 75. This slide can be mounted in a suitable guide way 76 secured in any preferred manner to ythe upper surface of the top wall 16.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that a novel incubator has been provided of simple and durable construction, in which an efficient and improved means has been provided for effectively heating and Ventilating the incubator.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention; but, Y

I claim: p

1. In an incubatorincluding a housing, a source of heat positioned externally of the housing, a conduit having movable means associated therewith for controlling passage of heat therethrough and a thermostat in the incubator housing; means for effecting movement of the control means, said means comprising a rotatable shaft journalled in the housing wall, an arm carried by the inner end portion of said shaft and arranged to bear upon said thermostat, a crank carried by the outer end portion of said shaft, a lever pivotally mounted externally of the incubator, a rod connected with said crank and with said lever for adjustment longitudinally of the lever, and means connecting said lever with the control means for moving the latter to different positions according to the temperature of the incubator.

2. In an incubator including a housing, a source of heat positioned externally of the housing, a conduit having movable means associated therewith for controlling passage of heat therethrough, and a thermostat in the housing; means for effecting movement of the control means, said means comprising a rotatable shaft journalled in the housing wall and extending internally and externally thereof, an arm carried by the inner end portion of the shaft and arranged to bear upon said thermostat, a` crank carried by the outer end portion of said shaft, a bracket secured to the wall of the incubator and including an arm extending downwardly and having a U-shaped lower end portion, a lever extending through the U-shaped end portion of the bracket and having openings spaced longitudinally of the lever, a pivot fastener carried by the bracket and extending through a selected opening to pivotally mount the lever in the U-shaped portion of the bracket, a connecting rod having its upper end connected with said crank and its lower end secured in one of the openings of said lever, and means connecting said lever with said control means for moving the latter to different positions according to the temperature of the incubator.

VVILBERT C. MORSE. 

